Highly Overrated But Still Good

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Before saying outright that Beast Wars is a steaming pile of guano, I have to say that I am not some elitist G1 fanboy; G1 while good isn't entirely faultless as it has its share of garbage from episodes (too many to mention) that have been clearly made for torturing members of Al Qaeda. With that out of the way, here is my assessment of this 90s TV show.Frankly, BW sucks on a lot of levels; the animation is rendered in CGI and I imagine the people back in the 90s went apes--t (or Optimal Primals--t) over this gimmick but I'm not impressed. CGI works in console games such as the new Mortal Kombat, movies like Jurassic Park, Kung Fu Panda, Shrek but with Transformers, it don't look good; sorry, traditional animation works best; action scenes (of the robot on robot type) just don't work out well in CGI and to put it simply, transforming mecha are expressed and depicted more truthfully with the old school way of animation; here the robots look like a bunch of drab looking rejects from the Pixar cutting room.In addition to the awful computer graphics, Beast Wars use a lot of modern puns and wisecracks in its pathetic attempts at humor. Lines like "You want your expert consultant fee now?" or "Die cast construction! It's a lost art." may sound cute to hip minded people but to those who want their stories to be based as possible on reality than on self-conscious parody, it does take away the suspension of disbelief a lot (anyway, what does a friggin'"robot", in prehistoric earth know about consultation fees for Christ's sakes).An episode where the Maximals and Preds came out like gunslingers and outlaws from the Old Wild West is a case in point (the scene kinda reminds me of that preposterous one in TF Victory where Star Saber is also channeling Sergio Leone); Transformers is originally about sentient robots fighting a war, not a bunch of role-playing schmucks. The makers of the show probably thought that John Waynesque scene was cute but it's actually a mockery of what the original show was about. Sure, some would say, "nah, it's just a cartoon, you're taking it too seriously, when's the last time you got laid, blah blah blah" My reply of course would be "how would you feel if the first and second Terminator movies were made in this way, the liquid metal terminator and Arnie terminator were decked out in cowboy outfits in an OK Coral setting? Of course, it would destroy the atmosphere. The stylistic approach of the original cartoon where there for a reason but BW's writers and directors are just a bunch of hipsters who watch too much Oprah and CNN. The three part show opener "More Than Meets The Eye" set the tone for the rest of the series and the Beast Wars people could have followed suit but instead, they chose to dispose of the "serious" tone of the original and settled for a campy b-movie feel.To sum it up, Beast Wars is a failed attempt by Republicans and Democrats to infiltrate the minds of children and adults, just joking, he-he. Seriously, the potential of the original series is yet to be realized, with the right writer, director and studio, Transformers, as it was meant to be shown might well be made someday; those who cannot wait settle for boring and corny fiction by Simon Furman (a terrible writer who can't write to save his life)or the Bayformer movies that are the film equivalent of chicken diarrhea.

The original 1984 show is still the jewel of the Transformers franchise, but of the shows that followed it the best was Beast Wars. This show is wonderfully done in most respects, it took a few episodes for the show to find its feet which is perfectly normal actually for any show and some of the animation towards the start was a little on the iffy side. But when Beast Wars did find its feet, it was exciting and emotionally impactful, and ranking it along with the others Transformers shows it was definitely one of the best written too. The animation, done with computer animation in its early days, mostly is fine with the fluidity and detail getting stronger all the time and the characters are well-modelled. The music is dynamic and beautifully scored, complete with a very memorable theme tune. The writing is some of the absolute best of the franchise, it's very thought-provoking and sophisticated and never falls into cheesiness, and the stories are really well thought out and compelling, complete with very exciting action sequences. A good thing too because Beast Wars has a lot of them, though neither fall into the trap of overshadowing the story lines so the substance is not lost. Part of the show's appeal is that it's not just enjoyable for children and adults but also you can re-visit it some time later and it has every bit the magic and more. Some may not find that the case, but it was with me personally and with a lot of friends who grew up with it as one of their favourite shows. The characters are great, Optimus Primal and Megatron hardly disappoint, though the standout characters in this show were Cheetor, Rattrap and especially Dinobot. The voice acting is equally great, Dinobot is some of the best voice acting Scott Macneil has ever done and Ian James Corlett, Garry Chalk and David Kaye to name a few are similarly expressive. All in all, wonderful and the best since the original 1984 show. 9/10 Bethany Cox

The 6 year-old in me still squeaks out a "Cool!" whenever I watch 'Beast Wars'. Yes, it's a 30-minute toy commercial, but it's a *good* 30-minute toy commercial.Like its predecessors, 'Beast Wars' has a relatively simple premise: The Maximals and the Predacons have landed on Earth, and are fighting the 'Beast Wars' over a precious golden disk. Along the way, both sides are mutated, characters change sides, and lots of laser guns and explosions ensue.The voice actors bring a lot to the show: Gary Chalk will be forever associated with Optimus Primal, as will David Kaye as Megatron (I get the chills whenever I hear his, "Yesssss." Creepy!). My favorite, though, is Scot McNeil as Dinobot. The raptor rules! Sorry if this review is reading like a 6 year-old wrote it, but that's how I feel about 'Beast Wars'. Ten years later, it's still one of my favorite cartoons of all time.

"Beast Wars: Transformers" was a really good show. I watched it on WB for a little while a few years ago on weekday mornings and Sundays. My favorite character was Rattrap, he was really cute and I loved his voice. I also liked Cheetor. He was also cute and pretty cool.My favorite episodes were: "Spider's Game","Chain of Command", "A Better Mousetrap", "Coming of the Fuzors (1)", and "Coming of the Fuzors (2)". These episodes are classics.Overall I really enjoyed "Beast Wars: Transformers" for the little while I watched it. It was followed by a great sequel "Beast Machines" which I also watched. I suggest anyone who likes action to watch this show and I give it 9/10 stars.